Product Description
- Sends a high-quality live audio/video stream to your network wirelessly over 802.11g -- viewable from anywhere
- Built-in stand-alone web server, no PC necessary
- Security Mode automatically sends email alerts with video clips upon motion detection
- Supports up to four simultaneous remote users
- Compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
The Linksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera sends live video with sound through the Internet to a web browser anywhere in the world! This compact, self-contained unit lets you keep track of your home, your kids, your workplace - whatever's important to you. Unlike standard "web cams" that require an attached PC, the Internet Video Camera contains its own web server, so it can connect directly to a network, either over Wireless-G (802.11g) networking, or over 10/100 Ethernet cable. The advanced MPEG-4 video compression produces a high-quality, high-frame rate, up to 640x480 audio/video stream. The Internet Video Camera's unique form-factor and wireless connectivity allows you to mount it on a wall nearly anywhere, or slip it into its included stand for desktop use. Once it's connected to your home network, you can "see what it sees" from any PC in the house, while the audio/video stream is secured from the outside world, hidden behind your Router. If you want the video to be visible from outside your home network, you can open an appropriate port on the Router, and then create password protected accounts to manage access to the camera, or leave it wide open for the world to see. The SoloLink domain service (trial sign-up included) lets you access your camera using an easy-to-remember "name", even if your home Internet connection uses a dynamic IP address. You can also turn on Security Mode, which tells the camera to send a message with a short video attached to up to three email addresses whenever it detects motion in its field of view. You can then log onto the live video stream if the situation warrants. The included Viewer & Recorder utility lets you record the audio/video stream to your local hard drive, "live" or on a predetermined schedule. Let the Linksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera help you keep tabs on your world..
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Very powerful tool
If you don't know too much about computer network, it could be difficult. Been using little more than 3 month so far, no problem. Used D-Link, Hawking, Axis, and Panasonic, but based on my experience, linksys had more funtions that was availabe than any other camera, plus, image quality is good if set it as best quailty picture, with best pixel. (Default is not set as best). I was able to remotely access my camera from Korea, Camera was in U.S., had about 3 seconds of delay on still images, but 3 second is good enough with today's technology. I'm not using Sololink to remotely access my camera (since it requires membership). Currently using 6 cameras in my C-Store in U.S., and all are viewalble at the sametime remotely, without any chopping or losing frame actions. People could complain due to customer serivce issues, and installation issues, but if you check on Linksys Forum, other users are far knowlodgeble than customer service, and their response is faster than customer serivce. BTW, WPA is possible if you upgrade the factory firmware to european firmware version.
Won't connect over WPA
I've had this camera replaced by Linksys 4 times. The first time, was due to the camera crashing on a weekly basis. The second replacement worked fine until I upgraded my router and switched from WEP to WPA. After the switch the camera would not connect to the router, switching back to WEP, of course worked. Linksys has replaced the camera 3 times for this issue, and with the last support call confirmed that there is a KNOWN problem with WPA encryption and this camera.
Does what it purports to do.
Set up was straightforward, only glitch is that the instructions do not explicitly suggest that the set up needs to be done with a hard wired ethernet cable to your router.
Cnet has a nice step by step tutorial on how to perform the set up (with movies nonetheless).
I will probably get a couple more to monitor each floor of the house.
the worst product ever
I am writing this while on hold with linksys customer support for the 10th hour. First of all, the product is IMPOSSIBLE to install without help from technical support even with my linksys WRT54G router (I am reasonably computer literate). When I finally installed it the first time, the power supply broke. I had to pay to send it back, even thought it was obviously not my fault. When I tried to install the replacement camera, the representative informed me that I needed to update my firmware on my wireless router. When I did this, my wireless router broke. So now I had to pay to send the router back. When I again tried to connect the replacement camera, I spent 3+ hours on the phone. It worked with the wire, but never wirelessly. Finally they were willing to authorize a return, but still will not simply give me my money back. Why would I want to waste another 4 hours trying to install a defective product? This is not yet a viable product. it is shoddily constructed (will definintely have more power supply problems) and the customer service is woefully inadequate.
BUY BELKIN. Or be prepared to spend hours with tech support and going to the post office to return this product.